Style of Jan Wyck (Haarlem c. 1645-Mortlake 1700)
William III, Prince of Orange (1650-1702), Embarking his Army for England at Brielle and Helvoetsluis c.1688-90
Oil on canvas | 209.2 x 113.7 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 404780
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Inscribed ‘prince of Orange embarking his army for England from Brielle and Helvoetshuis on board 400 transports with a force of 50 men of war on 26th Octr. 1688’.
This is more atmospheric landscape with momentous historical event than depiction of the event itself; it is somewhat in the style of Jan Wyck (see CW 262, 404737).Provenance
Purchased by Queen Victoria from Henry Graves in 1880
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
209.2 x 113.7 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
238.4 x 141.5 x 10.0 cm (frame, external)
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